problems.Awareness about the risk of environmental pollution is must. It is important to know what steps can be taken to reduce the pollution level in the environment.To Ensure a healthy future and a pollution free environment, Let's take a pledge on this world environment day to act now for making our environment safe, clean and green.The...

World Health Organisation (WHO) on Saturday announced that the toll in the cholera outbreak in Yemen has reached 605 with suspected cases exceeding 73,700.The toll has rapidly increased after WHO put the figure at 532 and the number of suspected cases at 65,300 on Wednesday, Xinhua news agency reported.The deadly disease has been rapidly spreading across Yemen since April 27, WHO said.The organisation...

the 81st birth anniversary of veteran actress, Nutan, search engine Google has paid homage to the yesteryear diva with a special doodle.Nutan was known for her expressive acting and the doodle, created with small faces of the "Bandini" actress captures various emotions forming the two 'O' of Google.Born in 1936 to actress Shobhna Samarth and filmmaker Kumarsen Samarth, Nutan made her debut in films...

Saudi Arabia (the United Arab Emirates), Egypt and Bahrain have decided to back off from all the diplomatic relations as well as all land sea and air contacts with fellow Gulf Arab state Qatar on Monday.According to sources Saudi Arabia said, “the move was necessary to protect the kingdom from what it described as terrorism and extremism.”All the Qatari troops are being pulled out by the kingdom from...

deepening diplomatic crisis in Qatar.Both the leaders discussed ways to prevent terror financing and eliminate extremism by any country in region the White House said on Tuesday. During the phone call.Trump underscored that a united Gulf Cooperation Council is critical to defeating terrorism and promoting regional stability the White House said.The White House statement came a day after Saudi Arabia...

Nepal has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with China for construction of 1200-megawatt Budhigandaki Hydropower Project.The agreement was signed at Kathmandu on Sunday by Nepal Energy Minister Janardan Sharma and Lv Zexiang, President of China Gezhouba Water & Power (Group) Co Ltd (CGGC).The project will be developed on engineering, procurement, construction and finance (EPCF) model.Prime...

may have earned some brownie points among his supporters for his decision to pull out of Paris Climate deal and keep a key poll promise but it’s not as simple as it appears.Jean-Claude Juncker took a jibe at the U.S. President saying, the notion of 'I am Trump, I am American, America First and I'm going to get out of it' - won't happen just like that. He categorically told him that it would take U.S....

Britain braces for the final day of general election campaigning today, after a turbulent few weeks which have shifted the political ground and been marred by terror attacks.Prime Minister Theresa May was riding high when she called a snap election on April 18, having kicked off Brexit proceedings and boasting a double-digit lead over the rival Labour party.But in recent weeks, the Conservative leader...

day aims to encourage worldwide awareness and action for the protection of our environment.The theme for this year is 'Connecting People to nature - in the city and on the land, from the poles to the equator'.It urges people to get outdoors and into nature to appreciate its beauty and to think about how we are part of nature and how intimately we depend on it.The Environment day today calls on everyone...

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan enhanced compensation in the Pipliya Mandi firing to a whopping Rs 1 crore per fatality and Rs 5 lakh to each of the injured."A member of every bereaved family shall be employed by the state government," an official statement quoted Chief Minister as saying.Five persons died and two were hurt in firing as police clashed with demonstrators today during...